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Here's a prety detailed comparison of Tibhar Force Pro against other popular 7 ply blades. https://ttgearlab.com/2017/02/16/samsonov-force-pro-black-edition-vs-some-7-ply-wood-blades-comparison/ Koki Niwa Wood seems to be very similar to the Swat Power so that's another cheaper option ($129...

I also found it too difficult to implement both phases comfortably the first training session. I've decided to just focus on just doing the recovery step for now. My reasoning is that the recovery step helps to positively increase balance and mobility for the next stroke even without the...

This is great. I'm glad this thread is producing something people can use. I'm going to start doing the half split step on my pushing exercises too. I usually do pushing right after a movement drill like Falkenberg so I'm tired and way too lazy to do a full lunge forward and full split step...

Quadri Aruna really played well against ML once he got going. He's been clearly working on his BH play and he's winning more points with it. Wonder what his level would be if he started young with formal training like most of these pros.

Yeah, Chinese sticky rubber versus tension rubber is one of those situations that can be described both literally and figuratively as "different strokes for different folks"

My coach is actually now more okay with my Chinese rubber preference, maybe because I've been getting good ball quality out of it. He even asked me if I could buy him a sheet of Loki Rxton V. I can get a good amount of spin using a more Euro style 'chicken wing' stroke, but for FH drives where...

My coach told me this too when I showed up with Chinese rubber. We're just going through the fundamentals at the moment so everything is fine except when it comes to the FH drive where he keeps telling me to do a more Euro style stroke (keep my elbow close, don't hit through the ball so much)...

I understand a bit of Japanese and watched the video. There's nowhere in the video where she says "Tacky rubber doesn't produce spin enough" (the title of the video). There's also nowhere in the video where she says "It is not good for my game, not giving me enough power on forehand." That's...

For the recovery bounce step, I'm going with the article explanation that it should be done as soon as possible after finishing your stroke. Bouncing with the ball on the recovery step seems like it's just a cue to not pause and gawk at your ball after contact. It seems a bit more important to...

I've been watching pros play in slow mo Youtube videos all day after discovering this concept. Once you start looking for the bounces, you'll start seeing them everywhere. Let me know how it feels on your end after you've tried incorporating this into your footwork. I can tell you that I got...

I'm just guessing here but after lunging forward for a push, as you said it requires a lot of effort to get into the split step position as it requires a big jump backwards. This big jump backwards plants you more in place and limits mobility in case your opponent decides to put the ball wide...

Here's another slowmo video of Ma Long pushing and recovering from the position. You can see him do it starting at 2:08 and 6:20: Looks like there are two steps with his right foot from the lunge position. His initial recovery step is halfway towards the split step. And the next step he fully...

Thanks to @Attitude, @TensorBackhand, and @Tony's Table Tennis for the detailed responses. Sounds like I either don't have to worry about this issue for a long long time (if ever). And if I do reach that sort of level it also sounds like I would already have a good enough feel for my equipment...

I've been doing a small step to my left for the step-around for a few months now after watching this video: Just the small weight transfer to the left made the whole movement much faster and fluid. I just came back from a training session where I focused on incorporating the recovery bounce...

I've probably got a long ways to go before I reach this certain level of play that you're referring to but can you elaborate? In your opinion, up to what level can a player use these budget $10-$20 Chinese rubbers from Yinhe, Sanwei, 729, etc without it being a limiting factor (for instance...

That's disappointing to hear but you wouldn't be the first to say that the feeling is unclear. I saw a youtube video from Chinese youtuber "Table Tennis Gan" where he reviewed the Pro-05 negatively for similar reasons. I guess maybe 970 XX variants might be better for inner composition Yinhe...

I recently watched the video below featuring Coach Meng on the WRM Channel about a preparatory bounce step being the foundation of higher level footwork. This led me down to further research about the topic where I came across an eye-opening article (for me at least) entitled "Bounce with the...

How would you compare the Pro 05 against the HL5 (speed, flex, hardness etc)? Also what are Yinhe handles like? Bigger or smaller than DHS or Butterfly? It's a blade I'd be interested in picking up in a future aliexpress sale due to the price and it not being an outright clone. I also like...

Did you buy it from an authorized dealer? If you did then it's probably real. I have no experience with DHS products myself, but there's apparently an authenticity checker located here: http://www.dhs-sports.com/search.shtml It accepts 12, 16, or 22 digit item codes.

I have no doubt that yours is as tacky as you described. I think lodro mentioned something similar with Rxton V with some batches being tacky while others being not. As far as my example goes, it's still got a protective film on it. The package was not vacuum sealed, though, so storage...